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Reese Witherspoon says she feels like she ‘earned’ her grey hair and fine lines
‘I have a point of view because I’ve been on this planet for 43 years’
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Your support makes all the difference.Reese Witherspoon has expressed her joy in ageing, saying that she feels she's "earned" her grey hair.
When asked by Allure magazine why she enjoys becoming older, the Oscar-winning actor stated that she feels her world views are more well-defined than they were during the early stages of her career.
"I have a point of view because I've been on this planet for 43 years, and I didn't feel the same way when I was 25," the Big Little Lies star said.
"I didn't have the same things to say. I'm 43 and I've had a whole bunch of experiences, and I can speak with a thoughtfulness about the changes I'd like to see in the world."
Witherspoon continued, explaining why she doesn't mind that her hair has started to grey.
"I just feel like I earned that grey hair and my fine lines. I like 'em. I so prefer 43 to 25," she said.
Witherspoon added that her long-time hairstylist Lorri Goddard refers to the actor's grey hairs as "hyper blondes".
Despite the progression that's been made in Hollywood in recent years to become more representative of different races, sexual orientations and ages, discrimination still prevails in Tinseltown.
In 2017, the University of south California conducted a study to investigate the ages of characters in films from 2014, 2015 and 2016 that were nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
According to the researchers, of the 1,256 speaking or named characters assessed, only 11.8 per cent were aged 60 or over.
In 2015, Witherspoon gave an empowering speech at Glamour's annual Women of the Year event, in which she called out ageism and sexism in Hollywood.
While praising Amy Schumer, Witherspoon joked that as she's five years the comedian's senior, "by Hollywood standards", she would likely be cast to play her grandmother.
The Legally Blonde star also defended films with female protagonists, saying that they are "not a public service project".
"They are a big-time, bottom line-enhancing money-making commodity," she stated.
The second series of Big Little Lies, the hit television show starring Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Zoë Kravitz and Shailene Woodley, is due to air on Sky Atlantic later this year.
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